beside oneself意為“發狂，興奮”，所以beside oneself with rage意為“氣得發狂”。
beside the point 不切題
What you have said is quite beside the point. 你說得文不對題。
相關短語 off the point離題，不切題；to the point切題，中肯
beside the question 離題
What you said may be right, but it is beside the question. 你所說的也許是對的，但是與本題無關。
同義短語 beside the mark, beside the point, off the point離題，走題
bet against sth. 打賭某事一定不會發生
I'll bet against your winning. 我打賭你不會贏。
bet on sth. 為某事而打賭
Don't bet on horse-races, you must lose in the long run. 不要賭賽馬，你終究會輸。
bet on the wrong horse 估計、判斷錯誤
He expected Stevenson to be elected President but as it happened, he bet on the wrong horse. 他預料斯蒂文森會當選總統，可結果他完全估錯了。
Only when Mr.Black made a speech at the meeting did I realize I had bet on the wrong horse. 當布萊克先生在會上表態時，我才意識到我看錯了人了。
bet one's bottom dollar on 把最後一塊錢押在，對……有絕對把握
Somebody will do it. I'll bet my bottom dollar on that. 有人會幹的。對此我有十二分的把握。
This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. 此馬必贏，我願傾囊下注。
知識鏈接這是美國俚語。one's bottom dollar是口袋底裡最後一張鈔票。當某人用自己最後剩下的錢去打賭的時候，這個人一定很自信，認為自己在某個問題上完全準確，因此願意冒一切風險來證實這一點。引申為“對……有絕對把握”。
between ourselves（between Only when Mr.Black made a speech at the meeting did I realize I had bet on the wrong horse. 當布萊克先生在會上表態時，我才意識到我看錯了人了。
bet one's bottom dollar on 把最後一塊錢押在，對……有絕對把握
Somebody will do it. I'll bet my bottom dollar on that. 有人會幹的。對此我有十二分的把握。
This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. 此馬必贏，我願傾囊下注。
知識鏈接這是美國俚語。one's bottom dollar是口袋底裡最後一張鈔票。當某人用自己最後剩下的錢去打賭的時候，這個人一定很自信，認為自己在某個問題上完全準確，因此願意冒一切風險來證實這一點。引申為“對……有絕對把握”。
between ourselves（between you and me） 只限於我們兩人知道
Just between ourselves. I'm afraid that he is beyond all hope of recovery. 僅在你我之間說說，恐怕他完全沒有康復的希望了。
This is just between you and me, get it？ 這件事只有你知我知，明白嗎？
beyond belief 難以置信
It's beyond belief that a 14-year-old girl could break the provincial high jump record. 一個14歲的女孩居然打破全省跳高紀錄，簡直令人難以置信。
The huts they lived in were dirty and messy beyond belief. 他們住的小房真是異乎尋常的髒亂。
beyond comparison 無與倫比
You can not but admit that our quality is superior beyond comparison. 貴方不能不承認，我們
的商品質量優越，無與倫比。
Her looks are beyond comparison. 她的美貌無與倫比。
beyond control 無法控制
She knew that her love was impossible but she knew also that it was beyond control. 她知道她的愛情不可能實現，然而她也知道它是控制不了的。
The children were beyond control. 這些孩子不聽管教。
同義短語 out of control失控
beyond description 難以形容
The scenery was beautiful beyond description. 那風景美麗得難以形容。
My feelings were beyond my description. 我無法用語言來描述我當時的感受。
高考鏈接
— Why do you suggest we buy a new machine？
— Because the old one has been damaged_______.
A. beyond reach
B. beyond repair
C. beyond control
D. beyond description
解析選B。beyond repair意為“無法修理，修不好”。題目意思為“舊的機器壞了，不能修了”。beyond reach夠不到；beyond control無法控制；beyond description 難以形容。只有B項符合題意。
beyond doubt 毫無疑問
She was beyond all doubt the finest ballerina of her day. 她無疑是她那個時代最優秀的芭蕾舞演員。
I must say his honesty is beyond doubt. 我得說他的誠實是毫無疑問的。
同義短語 no doubt, without doubt毫無疑問
beyond suspicion 無可置疑
The business honor of the company is beyond suspicion. 這個公司的商業信譽毋庸置疑。
bid farewell to 向……告別
I have come to bid farewell to all my relatives. 我向所有親戚道別。
She was sorry to bid farewell to Portugal. 她捨不得告別葡萄牙。
bit by bit 逐漸，一點一點地
The materials have been gathered bit by bit. 這些材料是一點一點地收集來的。
Little by little and bit by bit. 一點一滴，積沙成塔。
同義短語 little by little一點一點地。
bite one's head off 大聲呵斥
You don't have to bite my head off just because I asked you to keep quiet. 我不過是叫你安靜些，你也不用這樣大發脾氣。
When she asked her father for money, he nearly bit her head off. 當她向父親要錢時，他聲色俱厲地訓斥她。
black and blue 青一塊紫一塊，遍體鱗傷地
After the fight, he was black and blue all over. 打架之後，他渾身青一塊紫一塊。
black out 暈倒，昏厥，用黑色塗掉，熄滅，封鎖
The plane dived suddenly, causing the pilot to black out. 飛機猛然俯衝致使駕駛員昏厥。
The printer had better black out that word. 印刷人員最好用黑色把那個字蓋上。
They blacked out all lights during air defence exercises. 他們在防空演習時熄滅了一切燈火。
blame sb. for sth. 為某事責備某人
I really saw red when he began to blame me for the accident. 當他把事故的責任推到我身上時，我非常氣憤。
blame sth. on sb. 把某事怪到某人頭上
They blamed the failure on John. 他們把失敗的責任推給約翰。
The police are blaming the accidents on dangerous driving. 警察把事故原因歸咎於危險駕駛。
blossom into 發展成為
The buds will soon blossom into flowers. 這些蓓蕾很快就會開花。
But who would ever have predicted that he would blossom into a romantic film comedian？ 然而他成長為一名富有浪漫色彩的電影喜劇演員，又有誰料到了呢？
blow out 吹滅
Make a wish and blow out the candles on your cake. 許個願，再把蛋糕上的蠟燭吹滅。
blow up 炸燬，爆炸
The captain sent a team of ten men to blow up the bridge. 隊長派出十人特遣隊炸橋。
The terrorists are threatening to blow up the hijacked airliner. 恐怖分子揚言要炸燬被劫持的客機。
boast of/about 誇耀
She likes to boast about the cleverness of her child. 她喜歡誇耀她的孩子聰明。
A modest man will never boast of his merits. 謙虛的人從不誇自己的功勞。
book in（out） 預訂房間，登記入住（離開旅館）
Always insist upon seeing your room before booking in. 在住進旅館之前一定要堅持先看一下你的房間。
I'd like to book out early in the morning.
我想在清晨結賬離開旅館。
同義短語 check in（out）登記入住；報到（付賬後離開）
bread and butter 生計，主要收入來源
This little business is his bread and butter. 他靠這個小生意維持生活。
He worked hard to earn his bread and butter. 他努力工作以維持生計。
知識鏈接麵包和黃油是西方人的主食，正餐中必不可少。bread and butter引申為最基本的需要。有的人把自己的工作叫做bread and butter。
break away from 擺脫
You must break away from such bad habits. 你必須革除這樣的壞習慣。
What can we do to help them break away from the difficult situation？ 我們能做什麼來幫助他們擺脫困境呢？
break down 損壞，(健康等)垮掉
Our car broke down and we had to draw it to a garage. 我們的車壞了, 不得不把它拖到修車廠去。
His health has broken down completely because of working too much. 他因為過度勞累身體已完全垮了。
高考鏈接
— How about your journey to Mount Emei？
— Everything was wonderful except that our car_________twice on the way.
A. slowed down
B. broke down
C. got down
D. put down
解析選B。此處break down意為“出故障，拋錨”。slow down慢下來；get down下車；put down記下，鎮壓。B項符合題意。
break forth 爆發，迸發
A shout of joy broke forth. 突然發出歡快的叫聲。
Cheers broke forth from the crowd. 人群中迸發出了歡呼聲。
break in 非法闖入，打斷，插嘴
It's her habit to break in with some ideas of her own. 她常常打斷別人的話來發表自己的觀點。
Never break in while others are talking. 別人說話的時候你千萬不要插嘴。
break into tears (cheers，laughter) 突然哭(歡呼、笑)起來
The audience broke into loud cheers. 觀眾歡呼起來。
She broke into tears. 她突然哭了起來。
同義短語 burst into tears(cheers,laughter) 突然哭（歡呼、笑）起來
break into 闖入，破門而入
We had to break into the house as we had lost the key. 我們把鑰匙丟了，只好破門而入。
break off 折斷，突然停止講話
The wing of the plane broke off in midair and the plane crashed. 機翼在空中脫落，致使飛機墜毀。
He broke off in the middle of his story. 他故事講到一半就突然不講了。
We may break off relations with that country. 我們有可能和那個國家斷絕關係。
break one's back 拼命幹
I'm not going to break my back working for such low wages. 我才不願為這麼低的工資而拼命幹活。
break one's promise 違背諾言
A trusty man never breaks his promise. 一個值得信賴的人從不食言。
Please forgive me for breaking my promise. 請原諒我食言。
反義短語 keep one's promise信
守諾言
break out 爆發，逃脫，逃走
The Second World War broke out in September 1939. 第二次世界大戰爆發於1939年9月。
Those encircled there were unable to break out. 被包圍在那裡的人無法逃出。
break the ice 打破堅冰，消除隔閡
His remark not only broke the ice, but aroused everyone's interest. 他的發言不僅打破了冷場, 而且引起了大家的興趣。
知識鏈接冬天河面上常結上一層堅硬的冰，船無法行駛。水手用手斧破冰，或用動力機器破冰，開出一條道來。break the ice又引申為“邁出第一步，消除隔閡”。
break the law 違法
Good citizens obey the law rather than break the law. 好公民守法而不是違法。
If you break the law, you will be arrested by the police. 如果你犯了法，警察就會逮捕你。
break the silence 打破沉寂，打破僵局，開口說話
We waited respectfully for her to break the silence. 我們尊重地等待她打破沉寂。
Who is going to break the silence？ 誰來打破僵局？
break through 突破，取得突破性成就
We attempted to break through the lines of the enemy. 我們企圖突破敵人的封鎖線。
The man broke through the door and dashed out. 那人破門衝出。
June decides to break through all the difficulties in English. 珍妮決定克服英語中的所有困難。
break up 結束，打碎，驅散，（使）破裂
The party broke up and the neighbors hurried home. 宴會結束, 鄰居們匆匆地趕回家去。
The workers will break up the old cars for their parts. 工人要把那些舊車拆掉以取下零件。
Did John break up with Helen？ 約翰跟海倫分手了嗎？
高考鏈接
— I'm surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have_______.
— So am I. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them.
A. broken up
B. finished up
C. divided up
D. closed up
解析選A。此處break up意為“（關係）破裂”。finish up完成；divide up分割，分開；close up關閉。A項符合題意。
break with 與……絕交，破除, 改變
When he became rich, he broke with his former friends. 他發財後與原來的朋友都絕交了。
It's not easy to break with old habits. 改掉舊習慣很不容易。
breathe one's last 斷氣
Trying to say something, the old woman breathed her last. 努力想說些什麼，那個老太太斷了氣。
bring...to a close 結束
Let's bring this chapter to a close. 讓我們結束這一章吧!
同義短語 bring...to an end/ a stop結束
bring about 帶來，引起
Microorganisms are the agents that bring about the chemical change. 微生物是引起化學變化的作用者。
bring around 使甦醒，勸說某人改變主意，說服某人
Several girls fainted in the heat but the doctor soon brought them around. 幾個女孩在高溫中昏倒, 但醫生很快使她們甦醒過來。
I'll try to bring him around to your views.
我會努力勸說他同意你的觀點。
bring back 帶回來，使回憶起來
Please bring back the book tomorrow. 請明天把書帶回來。
Seeing you brought back many fond memories. 見到你使我想起了許多美好的往事。
bring down 使落下，打倒，降低，減少
The couple decided to bring down the curtain on their marriage after 5 years. 那對夫婦決定結束五年的婚姻關係。
Grocers have agreed to bring down the cost of several basic goods. 雜貨商們同意降低幾種基本商品的成本。
In American football, you have to try to bring down your opponent. 在美式橄欖球賽中, 你必須設法把對手弄倒在地。
bring forth 使產生，提出，舉出例證
These efforts will surely bring forth good fruit. 這些努力必將產生良好的結果。
Don't bring forth such a unreasonable demand to me. 不要向我提出這種不合理的要求。
bring forward 提出，提議，提前
Can you bring forward any proof of what you say？ 關於你所說的，你能提出證據嗎？
We'll bring the party forward. 我們要把晚會提前。
bring home to 使某人深切地認識到
We should bring home to people the value of working hard. 我們應該讓人們明白努力的價值。
You must bring home to Tony where the difficulty lies. 你必須使託尼明白困難之所在。
同義短語 drive home a point or an argument強調清楚一個要點或論點
bring in 掙得，引入（話題等）
We should bring in new technology. 我們應該引進新技術。
The government intended to bring in a new law about wearing safety belts in cars. 政府打算提出一條關於在小汽車中系安全帶的新法律。
bring into action 使行動起來
We'll bring the new policy into action. 我們將實行新政策。
相關短語 put into action付諸行動；go into action開始行動，投入戰鬥
bring out 使顯出，使明白，推出，喚起
The new dress brought out her hidden beauty. 那件新衣服把她潛在的美展現了出來。
Her report greatly helped to bring out the revolutionary enthusiasm of the young workers. 她的報告極大地激發起青年工人們的革命熱情。
You bring out the best in me. 你把我最好的一面激發出來了。
bring sb. to justice 給某人應有的懲處
It is the duty of the police to bring those who break the law to justice. 警察的職責就是使那些犯法的人受到法律的制裁。
The police must do all they can to bring criminals to justice. 警方必須竭盡全力追捕罪犯，將他們繩之以法。
bring sth. into force 使(法律、法規等)生效
The government should bring the law into force immediately to save the ecology of the area. 為了拯救這個地區的生態，政府應該立即讓法律生效。
同義短語 bing sth. into effect實現，實施
bring sth. to an end 結束
The new treaty will bring to an end the long war. 新的談判將結束長久的戰爭。
同義短語 bring...to a close/a stop；bring an end to結束……
bring sth. to someone's notice 讓某人注意到某事
It was Susan who brought the problem to our notice. 是蘇珊提醒我們注意那個問題的。
He tried to bring to our notice what he had done in solving the problem. 他試圖讓我們注意到他在解決這個問題的過程中所做的一切。
bring sth. to mind 使人想起某事
I cannot bring to mind the name of the man I saw yesterday. 我記不起昨天遇見的那個人的名字。
Can you bring to your mind what happened on the fourth of July. 你能回想起7月4日那天發生什麼事了嗎？
I know it happened, but I cannot bring it back to my mind. 我知道有這麼件事，但是回憶不起來了。
bring under control 控制住
It took the teacher months to bring her class under control. 老師花了好幾個月的工夫才控制住她所教的班級。
bring up 教養，養育，提出，嘔吐
Bill was born in Canada but was brought up in America. 比爾出生於加拿大，但在美國長大。
What has made her bring up？ 她怎麼會嘔吐的？
Please bring up this point at the next meeting. 請把這一點在下次會議上提出來。
bring into practice 貫徹，實施
It's easy to talk, but difficult to put into practice. 說起來輕巧，做起來難。
Will this plan be put into practice？ 這個計劃會實施嗎？
同義短語 put/carry into practice實施
bring into operation 實施，使生效，使運行
The new tactic was brought into operation early in 1939. 這個新的戰略是在1939年初開始運用的。
The new set of device will soon be brought into operation. 這套新設備將很快投入運營。
相關短語 bring into effect實行，實施，使生效；bring into operation 投入運轉,實施，使生效；carry into effect 實行，使生效；come into effect 開始生效，開始實施；come into operation 生效，開始實施；put into practice 實行，實施，付諸實踐；put into effect實行，實現，實施；put into operation貫徹，使生效
bring sth. into effect 使……生效
These suggestions were adopted and put into effect. 這些建議得到了採納，並付諸實踐。
build up one's reputation 逐漸建立聲譽
The newspapers will write about it and build up my reputation. 那些報紙會報道我的情況，使我的名聲大振。
build up 逐漸積聚，集結，逐步
建立，增進，增強
We should do our best to help the disabled children build up their confidence. 我們應該盡全力幫助殘疾兒童樹立自信。
We should do our best to build up our strength. 我們應該儘量增強我們的體質。
高考鏈接
Practising Chinese kung fu can not only_________one's strength, but also develop one's character.
A bring up
B take up
C build up
D pull up
解析選C。題意為“增強體質”，因此用build up。bring up教養，養育，提出；take up佔據，從事；pull up停下。只有C項符合題意。
bump into sb. 偶然遇見某人，撞上了某人
I tried to avoid her, but it was just my luck to bump into her. 我不想見她, 偏撞見她了。
I am really so sorry to bump into you. 撞著你了真是非常抱歉。
同義短語 run/knock into sb.遇見某人
burn a hole in one's pocket 口袋裡留不住錢
Whenever you have money, it burns a hole in your pocket. 每當你有錢在手，就馬上花得分文不剩。
All this money is burning a hole in my pocket! 我很快就花光了這筆錢！
burn down 燒成平地
They threatened to burn down our house. 他們威脅要燒燬我們的房子。
The village was burn down to the ground during the war. 這個村莊在戰亂中完全被燒燬了。
burn the midnight oil 開夜車，挑燈夜戰
Some of the students often burn the midnight oil before exams. 一些學生常在考試前開夜車。
Everybody knows it is not healthy to burn the midnight oil. Sometimes we have no choice but to stay up preparing for the tests tomorrow. 雖然每個人都知道熬夜是不健康的，但有時我們還是不得不熬夜臨時抱佛腳。
知識鏈接這個用法由來已久，可以追溯到人們最初開始使用油燈的時候。在午夜時分燃燒燈油，意味著熬夜苦讀、看書。
burn one's boats 破釜沉舟
Think carefully before you resign — if you do that you will have burnt your boats.
你對辭職一事要三思——辭了職就斷了自己的後路。
知識鏈接古羅馬時，愷撒的政敵龐培和元老院對權勢日盛的愷撒存有戒心，就密謀撤銷他的高盧總督職務，愷撒和龐培最後分裂。公元前49年，愷撒親統大軍渡過魯比肯河（Cross the Rubicon背水一戰、孤注一擲），下令焚舟，表示他破釜沉舟、背水一戰的決心。打敗龐培時愷撒說：“I came, I saw, I conquered.（我來之，見之，克之。）”充分表現了他當時勝利後喜悅的心情。此語後來也成為語言精練的典範。
burn one's bridges 破釜沉舟
— Don't you think it's too risky for you to sell everything and go travel abroad？
— Maybe. But that's what I'm going to do. I've got to burn all my bridges.
—你不覺得你把所有東西賣掉到國外旅行太冒險了嗎？
—或許吧。但我還是要這樣做。我得豁出去了。
同義短語 burn one's boats破釜沉舟
burn out 燒壞，燒盡
The rocket will burn out of fuel in three days. 火箭將在三天內將燃料燒完。
You will burn yourself out if you work too hard. 如果你過分操勞，會損害你的健康。
burn up 燒掉，燒燬，(使)發怒
Let's burn up all this waste paper. 咱們把這些廢紙燒掉吧。
Let's make the campfire burn up.
讓我們把篝火燒旺。
burst forth 爆發
The cherry blossoms burst forth in all their beauty. 美麗的櫻花突然綻放了。
The tinkling laughter burst forth again. 那銀鈴般的笑聲再一次響起。
burst into 突然發出
Alexandra put her head down on the dresser and burst into tears. 亞歷山德拉一頭栽在梳妝檯上，不禁失聲痛哭起來。
burst out 突然發出
She burst out crying，and she couldn't help it. 她放聲大哭，無法剋制自己。
Everyone suddenly burst out laughing. 大家突然鬨堂大笑。
bury oneself in study 潛心研究
Right after dinner he would go into his room and bury himself in study. 他總是一吃完飯就走進房間埋頭研究。
bury your head in the sand 逃避，鴕鳥政策
If there is a difficulty, you cannot just bury your head in the sand. 如果有困難，你不能逃避它。
Mr. Smith had suspected for some months that his son was taking drugs, but he had buried his head in the sand and refused to admit it, even to himself. 幾個月來，史密斯先生一直在懷疑他兒子吸毒，但他不敢面對現實，連他自己也不願承認這個事實。
bury oneself in study 潛心研究
Right after dinner he would go into his room and bury himself in study. 他總是一吃完飯就走進房間埋頭研究。
bury your head in the sand 逃避，鴕鳥政策
If there is a difficulty, you cannot just bury your head in the sand. 如果有困難，你不能逃避它。
Mr. Smith had suspected for some months that his son was taking drugs, but he had buried his head in the sand and refused to admit it, even to himself. 幾個月來，史密斯先生一直在懷疑他兒子吸毒，但他不敢面對現實，連他自己也不願承認這個事實。
人們用bury your head in the sand指“鴕鳥政策，逃避”，但其實這是人們對鴕鳥的一種誤解，鴕鳥把脖子埋在沙子裡，目的不是逃避，而是用沙子清除自己體表的寄生蟲。
but for 倘沒有，要不是
But for music (=Were it not for music), life would be dull. 如果沒有音樂，人生會很無聊。
高考鏈接
But for their help，we_______the program in time.
A. can not finish
B. will not finish
C. had not finished
D. could not have finished
解析D。本題考察虛擬語氣。but for相當於一個對過去虛擬的條件句，主句時態應該與過去事實相反，因此用“would/could/might/should +have done”結構，D項符合題意。
But for the help of my English teacher, I_________the first prize in the English Writing Competition.
A. would not win
B. would not have won
C. would win
D. would have won
解析選B。考查虛擬語氣。此處虛擬語氣表示與過去事實相反，句子謂語動詞用“would/should/could/might + have done”結構。
by accident 偶然
The little girl knocked the glass off by accident. 小女孩不小心碰掉了玻璃杯。
同義短語 by chance偶然，碰巧
by no means 絕不
This by no means the first time you have been late. 這絕不是你第一次遲到了。
These features are by no means unique to Japan. 這些特徵絕不是日本所獨有的。
高考鏈接
— Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games？
—_______. Ours is much stronger than theirs.
A. Of course
B. It depends
C. Don't mention it
D. By no means
解析選D。絕不可能。從句義分析，“我們隊比他們隊強多了”，所以，D項符合題意。
反義短語 by all means完全可以by and by 不久以後
By and by the ice in the river will melt. 河裡的冰不久就會融化。
He'll come round by and by. 他會慢慢想通的。
by and large 總的說來
By and large, women can bear pain better than men. 一般來說, 女人比男人更能忍受痛苦。
By and large our work has been successful. 總的說我們的工作是成功的。
By and large, he is a kind, generous man. 總的說來，他是個仁慈、慷慨的人。
by any chance 萬一，也許
Do you have by any chance a pen with you？ 你帶筆了嗎？
If by any chance you need my help, please don't hesitate to turn to me. 萬一你需要我的幫助，請儘管打電話給我。
by comparison 比較起來
This dress is really cheaper by comparison.
比較起來, 這件衣服確實便宜。
We can only tell good from bad by comparison.
我們可以通過比較來分辨好壞。
by day 在白天
Signals are made by day with flags and by night with lights. 信號白天用旗發送，夜晚用燈發送。
比較by the day按天數。如：
He worked by day and got paid by the day. 他白天干活，按天數計酬。
by degrees 逐漸地
By degrees she began to smile；and in the end laughed aloud. 她漸漸地露出了笑容，最後終於放聲大笑起來。
She won upon him by degrees. 她逐漸獲得他的好感。
by far 非常（與比較級或最高級連用）
She is the best by far./She is by far the best. 她顯然是最好的。
His explanation is clearer by far. 他的解釋清楚得多。
知識鏈接by far 通常用於修飾最高級，用來加強語氣，具體意思根據情況而定。如：
That is by far the best choice. 那是最好的選擇。
也可用於比較級。它一般放在比較級的後面；如在前面，類似於最高級用法要加上“by far the”。如：
She is by far the better actress. 她是個更好的女演員。
by hand 用手，手工的
Before that date, books were copied by hand. 在那個時期以前，書籍是手抄的。
比較by the hand握著手，拉著手。如：
He took me by the hand. 他拉著我的手。
by heart 憑記憶
The boy learned the poem by heart. 這男孩背下了這首詩。
The girl knows many folk songs by heart. 這女孩記住了許多民歌。
by hook or by crook 不擇手段
I'll finish this work by hook or by crook. 我要用一切方法來完成這項工作。
That dishonest politician was determined to win the election by hook or by crook. 那個不誠實的政客
決心不擇手段在選舉中取勝。
知識鏈接這條成語源自古代采邑制度，有權有勢的采邑領主用鉤刀（hook）隨便砍樹籬上的木頭，或用牧羊人的曲柄杖(crook) 收集矮林中的樹枝當柴火，因此by hook or by crook引申為“不擇手段地，千方百計地”。
by means of 通過……的手段
By means of a clever trick, he made it disappear. 他用了個巧妙的手法，把它變沒了。
They succeeded by means of hard working. 他們依靠努力工作而獲得成功。
高考鏈接
I have offered to paint the house_________a week's accommodation.
A. in exchange for
B. with regard to
C. by means of
D. in place of
解析選A。in exchange for交換，題意為“我提出油漆房子來交換一週的住宿”。 因此選A。with regard to關於；by means of通過……的手段；in place of代替，取代。
by mistake 錯誤地
She put salt into her tea by mistake. 她誤把鹽放進茶裡去了。
She took my umbrella by mistake. 她誤拿了我的傘。
by name 憑名字，用……的名字
She met a handsome boy, John by name. 她遇到了一位名叫約翰的英俊少年。
相關短語 by the name of 名叫，以……身份。如：
A friend of mine by the name of Mike will be your manager. 我的一個叫做麥克的朋友將是你的經理。
by nature 天性
He is by nature a kind-hearted person. 他是一位天生的好心人。
He is endowed with a gift in music by nature. 他天生有音樂才能。
by reason of 由於
The scheme failed by reason of bad organization. 這個計劃因為組織不當而失敗。
Today the great nations exist mainly by reason of their trade and commerce. 現在大國主要靠它們的貿易和商業而賴以生存。
by someone's appearance 根據某人的外表
You should not be misled by a person's appearance. 你不要被一個人的外表誤導。
同義短語 by someone's looks根據外表
by the day 按天數
I pay for my rooms by the day. 我按日支付房租。
Most workers are paid monthly, but some get paid by the day. 大多數工人是按月計工資，但有些則是按日計算。
by the sound of 聽聲音
By the sound of it, you've caught a cold. 聽聲音來看，你是感冒了。
by the way 順便說一下
By the way, what time is it？ 順便問一下, 現在幾點了？
By the way, could you tell me the way to the railway station？ 隨便問一下，到火車站怎麼走？
by turns 輪流地，交替地
We did the work by turns. 我們輪流幹這活。
On the drive to Chicago, the three men took the wheel by turns. 在去芝加哥的路上，這三個人輪流開車。
by virtue of 由於，鑑於
He had won the game by virtue of his strength of will. 他靠意志力贏了這場比賽。
By virtue of sense of responsibility the employees worked overtime. 由於負責, 僱員們加班工作。
by way of 經由，經過，通過……方式
They are traveling to France by way of London. 他們經倫敦去法國。
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